Clinical research

Evidence tells us patients labeled with a penicillin allergy often experience longer inpatient lengths of stay and higher costs. In addition, they’re often at higher risk for developing serious infections including Clostridium difficile, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), and vancomycin-resistant enterococci. We also know that minimizing unnecessary exposure to antimicrobials — particularly those that are penicillin-alternatives

Automation is Becoming More Popular Automation in the workplace is becoming increasingly prevalent. Laboratories are no exception to this push towards technological solutions for age old problems. There are many advantages to investing in a robotic laboratory aid, the foremost of which is the health and safety of the human staff. Automated assistants can help

While medical students and residents might be overworked and sleep deprived, the pace of new medical publication will not let up. Clinical researchers (i.e. clinical research companies) publish 7,000 new articles a month. Physicians of tomorrow must keep pace with that research to make the most informed care decisions for the patients for whose care

The world of medical research plays a key role in our society and the bid towards greater health care and practices. If you are the owner of a company in this field, then you’ll know that it is a very rewarding arena to be involved in. On the other hand, you’ll also know that it

Many people have experienced the struggle of seeing, and perhaps even caring for, a loved one that has dementia. It’s a condition that affects the brain and mind and is most commonly found in the form of Alzheimer’s, which accounts for up to 70% of all dementia cases. When a loved one receives a dementia

Have you ever come across a software-requirements document? You may have noticed the following phrase being repeated many times for every single requirement: “The system shall…” Well, instead of those dots, you will see the requirement to be implemented. I used to always think that each requirement has to be preceded by the phrase above. Sometimes I wondered,

This is the fourth post in the series in which I have interviewed several Agile experts to reveal the differences between user stories and software requirements and their application to regulated systems (i.e., health IT systems). You can find the previous post in this series here. Today’s interviewee is Per Lundholm, a professional developer since 1980. He

As mentioned in our post The Difference between User Stories and Software Requirements Specification (SRS), we decided to interview some Agile experts on this topic in order to reveal some confusion that may be occurring in the industry. This will be a series of interviews, with one interview presented in each blog post. The interviewee

This is the third post in the series in which I have interviewed several Agile experts to reveal the differences between user stories and software requirements and their application to regulated systems (i.e., health IT systems). You can find the previous post of this series here. Today’s interviewee is Christiaan Verwijs. Christiaan is the founder

This is the second post in the series in which I have interviewed several Agile experts in order to reveal the differences between user stories and software requirements and their application to regulated systems (i.e., health IT systems). You can find the previous post of this series here. Today’s interviewee is Johanna Rothman, known as